How do I know that I have missed notifications on Ubuntu 18.04?
When getting notifications while not on the computer, they show up and removed after a few seconds, but I didn't see them.
They are then left in the notification list (super+v or click the clock).
The issue is that the top clock doesn't show any indication that there are missing notification.
Any idea how to show an indication that there pending/missed notifications?
See screenshots:
Closed - no indication:
Open - notifications exist:
You can use the Notifications Alert GNOME shell extension. This is how the extension works:
Whenever there is an unread notification (e.g. chat messages), blinks the message in the user's menu with a color chosen by the user.
The extension also lets you customise the rate of blinking, set up blacklist/whitelist etc.
Another less flashy alternative is provided by the Always Indicator extension. This is how this one works:
Always show the new messages indicator on new messages.
Features:
- New message indicator is always shown if there are notifications.
- The color of the indicator can be customized.
- If 'do not disturb' is active, the icon is displayed in the custom color if there are notifications.
Refer to this to learn more about installing and configuring GNOME extensions: How do I install and manage GNOME Shell extensions?